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Post by edi_vedder on Aug 24, 2015 20:25:17 GMT -5
I had a very dragging start in Rd1 and was only at -1 after 6 holes (with a super-stupid bogey on #6).
Luckily I recovered quiet well from that and scored 8 birdies from that point, finishing with a round of 62 (-9). This time I was able to sink a few putts with an outside chance, so that was good. But I also missed two very short ones, so the round could have been better easily. Seeing the world #1 and #2 also scoring a 62, the round was probably not that bad as I thought it was while playing.
Well... let's see if I can throw darts in those wet conditions in Rd2. Gonna start in a few hours (and will most likely be streaming again).
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Post by Elk22 on Aug 25, 2015 3:11:18 GMT -5
Since we have no cut this wkend do we still need rounds 1 & 2 in by Thur. or is Sat. at midnight the deadline for all 4 rounds???
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Post by mcbogga on Aug 25, 2015 4:55:31 GMT -5
Should be Thursday. We don't want stretched leader-boards.
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Post by AFCTUJacko on Aug 25, 2015 5:00:42 GMT -5
Should be Thursday. We don't want stretched leader-boards. AFAIK it will be Thursday. Think it's coded in to WD people who haven't played 2 rounds by then. Could be talking rubbish of course
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Post by silap on Aug 25, 2015 6:09:02 GMT -5
De timer on the main site has the answer.
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Post by Alexander Salvator on Aug 25, 2015 10:34:45 GMT -5
50 mediocre holes were followed by 22 great holes for a total of -40. -8 in round 1, -10 in round 2. -3 after hole 14 of round 3. Then I played -5 on the last 4 holes of this round for a -8. Hole 4 was near to perfection (for my skills) with a -14. Hoping for a Top 15 result. Could have been much better though. Especially round 2 should have been in the 50ies.
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Post by edi_vedder on Aug 25, 2015 19:39:17 GMT -5
As in Rd1, I struggled on the first few holes in Rd2. I was only at -1 after Hole #6 once again. But then I was starting to play really well, and finished Rd2 with a score of 60 (-11).
Could have been (much) better, but -20 after two rounds is bringing me a bit closer to my season target of finishing within the Top50 of the WGR I think. Hoping for decent final rounds as soon as I start them.
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Post by williamhotel on Aug 26, 2015 18:30:48 GMT -5
Sounds like a sneaky difficult course this... Good design and pin placement I assume. Otherwise - mediocre play yielding scores in the 30s is just wrong for a tour set up. McBogga, I think you got a hole in one, right? On the 2nd round. Not sure what hole. I was playing with your ghost ball. Great job.
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Post by mcbogga on Aug 26, 2015 18:48:59 GMT -5
Sounds like a sneaky difficult course this... Good design and pin placement I assume. Otherwise - mediocre play yielding scores in the 30s is just wrong for a tour set up. McBogga, I think you got a hole in one, right? On the 2nd round. Not sure what hole. I was playing with your ghost ball. Great job. Thanks! Yep - one snuck in. Holed out a PW in round 1 as well. No way I'd be this high up the leaderboard after 2 without some luck.... Do think the course plays a bit easy overall though....
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Post by Brionne on Aug 27, 2015 0:19:32 GMT -5
Another great course design and selection.. The Admin guys are getting good at this
I just can't stop sucking in the first round or calm conditions... Don't know what it is.. Maybe getting to excited when I see the wind is 4-7mph and expect a monster round, then fall severely short behind the leaders..
Seem to make some good ground in heavier wind, but just not enough to catch 'those two guys'...
Yeah Bradley and Ian.. I'm talking about you.. lol
Just too good for me at the moment...
Well played guys..
-40 for the tourney.. Hopefully top 20
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2015 13:49:14 GMT -5
Glad that a majority of you are enjoying the course. While I agree it tends to lean on the easy side, My goal was to keep it under 7000 yards.
It could very easily have been made a tad harder by having all the tee box locations playing at the tips.
But, then it limits those players that want to have a casual course for the majority of us that are average players. When I was approached to create a multi-pin version of this course I had a limited amount of time to do such, and I took the quick and easy approach to it (and not going into my full blown normal update - this course was more intended for the lower level tours)
Again, glad to see it on your tour, and not really surprised to see the low scores by some. I tried to keep it a good mix of weather, speed, firmness, pin placement and variance in length ... Just so you didn't have the same look and feel for the course, over the four day event (which so many courses do not take into consideration). Also the greens remained very close to the same on all four days as far as breaks and undulation was concerned (exception being minor touch-up around the pin locations on a few holes).
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Post by mcbogga on Aug 27, 2015 21:51:05 GMT -5
But, then it limits those players that want to have a casual course for the majority of us that are average players. When I was approached to create a multi-pin version of this course I had a limited amount of time to do such, and I took the quick and easy approach to it (and not going into my full blown normal update - this course was more intended for the lower level tours) This is key. There is usually an intent with a set up - and the case I am making is that a top tier tour course should be set up as such. Course itself is fantastic - Dawg. Would have been fantastic for the CC guys or maybe Web even. Don't quite get the selection for the Euro Tour.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2015 23:38:53 GMT -5
But, then it limits those players that want to have a casual course for the majority of us that are average players. When I was approached to create a multi-pin version of this course I had a limited amount of time to do such, and I took the quick and easy approach to it (and not going into my full blown normal update - this course was more intended for the lower level tours) This is key. There is usually an intent with a set up - and the case I am making is that a top tier tour course should be set up as such. Course itself is fantastic - Dawg. Would have been fantastic for the CC guys or maybe Web even. Don't quite get the selection for the Euro Tour. If I had more time (that I wanted to invest) .... I would have ditched the light rough and redid the course for the back tees, but that would probably needed more terrain work to keep some of the "Views" ... But, I could have easily made it tougher just adding in a few yards and making it a par 70, instead of a par 71 ... but even still ... the best players would still shoot the lights out with low winds ... I refuse to do rock hard fairways and greens ... If I would have sped up the greens, some putts would have been troublesome because of the front to back breaks ... I guess I was counting more on the typical higher winds to defend some of the pin locations ... But ... it is what it is ... a 7.x rated course .... cough cough ...
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Post by mcbogga on Aug 28, 2015 0:02:56 GMT -5
Yeah.
Just as in real life - if the green areas are not made for championship golf the only way is silly firmness and 7500yds+ length.
Not all courses should be built for championship golf. But on the championship level that kind of courses should be used.
Again - absolutely not a critisim of the course here. For what you intended it to be it's a 10/10. Stunning.
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Post by Alexander Salvator on Aug 28, 2015 1:30:10 GMT -5
Ddawg: It is a great course and fits perfectly well for the European Tour. It honours the best golfer and that is the way it should be. The only way to prevent the best of the best Form shooting the lights out is a totally unrealistic course setup with unfair pin positions or winds of 15 mp/h and more. I definitely prefer the second. That just did not materialize in these for rounds. But pls keep it that way!
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